Colour

#FF6122

#FF6122
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Orange red

#FF6122 is a orange with RGB values 255, 97, 34 and HSL 17°, 100%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Orange red.

Colour values

#FF6122#FF6122

HEX#FF6122

RGBrgb(255, 97, 34)

RGB (0–1)1, 0.3804, 0.1333

RGB percentages100%, 38%, 13.3%

HSLhsl(17.1, 100%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(17.1, 86.7%, 100%)

CMYK0%, 62%, 86.7%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,736,546

CSS custom property--colour: #FF6122;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29925WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness158.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.98:1

Contrast with white3.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.98:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E

Inverted#009EDD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8F7E14no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 63.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#B6A217no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FF3556no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.01:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Orange red · ΔE 12.6 Tomato · ΔE 16.3 Coral · ΔE 20.4 Chocolate · ΔE 22.1 Red · ΔE 24.4 Dark orange · ΔE 25.6

Nearest named CSS colourOrange red (#FF4500)ΔE 12.62, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#22C0FF

Analogous#FF2252, #FFD022

Triadic#22FF61, #6122FF

Split complementary#22FFD0, #2251FF

Tetradic#51FF22, #22C0FF, #CF22FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFF3EE

Lighter +30%#FFCEBB

Lighter +20%#FFAA88

Lighter +10%#FF8555

Darker −10%#EE4400

Darker −20%#BB3500

Darker −30%#882700

Darker −40%#551800

More saturated +25%#FF6122

Less saturated −25%#E36D3E

Channel breakdown

R255

G97

B34

Red255 (100%)

Green97 (38%)

Blue34 (13.3%)

Hue17.1°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR FF · G 61 · B 22

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